Share the sentiment of Valentine’s Day with your children and family by incorporating some Spanish language love! For Clever Parents who are looking for some new ideas to the traditional Valentine Day activities, here are a few bilingual ideas:
- Make maracas out of two small paper plates, popsicle sticks, and some rice. Decorate plates with stickers or markers. Staple plates together with rice inside. Be sure to attach the popsicle stick as the handle. Have fun shaking!
- Host a Valentine Day Dance Party: go to your local library and look up children’s music in the international section. Some good suggestions are Jose Luis Orozco music, Sol y Canto, Latin Playground, La Vida Mickey. Invite some friends over for a Latin dance party. Shake your maracas and move to the beat!
- Read Te Amo Bebe, Little One by Lisa Wheeler
- List of Valentine theme words in Spanish:
Amor- love
Te quiero- I love you
Te amo- I love you
Tu eres especial- you are special
Tu eres preciosa- you are beautiful ( feminine)
Tu eres guapo- you are handsome
Eres mio- you are mine
Corazon- heart
Rojo- red
Rosado- pink
Blanco- white
- Use the words listed above to make your Valentine cards a bilingual surprise for the recipients.
Visit www.bilingualfun.com for more information about early langauge instruction.
By Jennifer M on 02/8/07 in Columns, Bilingual Fun, Holidays
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